Kalasa Surname
Approximately 18,648 people bear this surname
Kalasa Surname Definition:
Kalasa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a talented swordsman.
Kalasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 10,973 | 1:6,733 | 823 |
| Zambia | 4,728 | 1:3,352 | 421 |
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| India | 858 | 1:894,016 | 38,904 |
| Tanzania | 777 | 1:68,136 | 7,188 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kalasa (1,645) may also be a first name.
Kalasa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalasa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a talented swordsman.
Kalasa Demographics
Kalasa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalasa (Hindi: कलसा, Marathi: कळसा, Oriya: କାଲସା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalasa is the 28,794th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 390,795 people. The last name Kalasa occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kalasa reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kalasa is also the 190,018th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,645 people.
The last name Kalasa is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 10,973 people, or 1 in 6,733. Excluding The DR Congo Kalasa is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.
Kalasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalasa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kalasa surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
Kalasa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.94% less than the national average, earning $32,821 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalasa in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲସା | kalasa | 78.71 |
| କାଳସା | kalasa | 9.2 |
| କଲସା | kalasa | 2.73 |
| କଲାସା | kalasa | 1.19 |
| କଲାସ | kalasa | 1.19 |
| କଳସା | kalasa | 1.19 |
| କଳସ | kalasa | 1.19 |
| କଳାସ | kalasa | 0.68 |
| କାଳାସା | kalasa | 0.51 |
| କାଲାସା | kalasa | 0.34 |
| କଲେସ | kalesa | 0.17 |
| କାଲାଶା | kalasa | 0.17 |
| ଇୁକାଲସା | iukalasa | 0.17 |
| କଳାଶ | kalasa | 0.17 |
| କାଲେସ | kalesa | 0.17 |
| କାଲଶା | kalasa | 0.17 |
| ମୁକଳସା | mukalasa | 0.17 |
| କଳାସା | kalasa | 0.17 |
| କାଲାସ | kalasa | 0.17 |
| କଲସ | kalasa | 0.17 |
| Kalasa in the Marathi language | ||
| कळसा | kalasa | 57.14 |
| कलसा | kalasa | 23.81 |
| काळसा | kalasa | 4.76 |
| कलास | kalasa | 4.76 |
| केलास | kelasa | 4.76 |
| काळासा | kalasa | 4.76 |
| Kalasa in the Hindi language | ||
| कलसा | kalasa | 50 |
| कलासा | kalasa | 45.16 |
| कैलाशा | kailasa | 1.61 |
| कैलसा | kailasa | 1.61 |
| कलाश्ेाा | kalaseaa | 1.61 |
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